Sealed and grounded electrical connector and sealed and grounded electrical connector assembly
First Claim
1. An electrical connector, comprising:
- a shield cover having a base panel and four side walls serially connected to each other and connected to and depending from the base panel to define a shield cover cavity into the shield cover, the base panel having a base panel hole formed therethrough, the connected four side walls defining a peripheral side wall edge portion forming an opening into the shield cover cavity;
at least one cable assembly including a cable, a back cover, a cable seal and a cable assembly terminal, the cable having a conducting wire with an exposed conducting wire portion, an insulating sheath surrounding the conducting wire and having an exposed insulating sheath portion, a wire shielding surrounding the insulating sheath and having an exposed wire shielding arrangement including an exposed wire shielding portion and an outer insulating jacket surrounding the wire shielding, the back cover being in contact with and surrounding the insulating sheath, the cable assembly terminal connected to the exposed conducting wire portion;
a conduit connected to a selected one of the four side walls and forming a conduit passageway therethrough, the conduit passageway being in communication with the shield cover cavity, the conduit sized to receive a portion of the at least one cable assembly therein and therethrough and adapted for the back cover to be releasably connected thereto with the cable seal surrounding the outer insulating jacket and in sealing contact with the conduit and the outer insulating jacket;
a grounding assembly sized to be received and releasably retained in the shield cover cavity between the terminal mounting block and the conduit passageway;
a shield cover seal in contact with and extending about the connected four side walls adjacent the opening;
a fastener structure having a fastener head and an elongated shaft, the elongated shaft sized to be slidably received in the base panel hole; and
a terminal mounting block disposed in the shield cover cavity and connected to the shield cover, the terminal mounting block adapted to receive and retain at least the cable assembly terminal and the exposed conducting wire portion therein and to permit the elongated shaft to pass therethrough.
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Abstract
An electrical connector includes a shield cover forming a shield cover cavity that receives a grounding assembly and a terminal mounting block. A conduit is integrally connected to the shield cover and receives at least one cable assembly therethrough for connection to the terminal mounting block. The grounding assembly disposed between the conduit and terminal mounting block clamps an exposed wire shielding portion of the at least one cable assembly for electrically grounding the same upon fastening the electrical connector to an electrically-conductive support surface. An O-ring-like cable seal seals the at least one cable assembly in the conduit. An O-ring-like shield cover seal extends externally of and circumferentially about the shield cover to seal the electrical connector when the electrical connector is received in a barrier wall recess formed by a barrier wall structure. The electrical connector and the barrier wall structure form an electrical connector assembly.
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34 Claims
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1. An electrical connector, comprising:
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a shield cover having a base panel and four side walls serially connected to each other and connected to and depending from the base panel to define a shield cover cavity into the shield cover, the base panel having a base panel hole formed therethrough, the connected four side walls defining a peripheral side wall edge portion forming an opening into the shield cover cavity; at least one cable assembly including a cable, a back cover, a cable seal and a cable assembly terminal, the cable having a conducting wire with an exposed conducting wire portion, an insulating sheath surrounding the conducting wire and having an exposed insulating sheath portion, a wire shielding surrounding the insulating sheath and having an exposed wire shielding arrangement including an exposed wire shielding portion and an outer insulating jacket surrounding the wire shielding, the back cover being in contact with and surrounding the insulating sheath, the cable assembly terminal connected to the exposed conducting wire portion; a conduit connected to a selected one of the four side walls and forming a conduit passageway therethrough, the conduit passageway being in communication with the shield cover cavity, the conduit sized to receive a portion of the at least one cable assembly therein and therethrough and adapted for the back cover to be releasably connected thereto with the cable seal surrounding the outer insulating jacket and in sealing contact with the conduit and the outer insulating jacket; a grounding assembly sized to be received and releasably retained in the shield cover cavity between the terminal mounting block and the conduit passageway; a shield cover seal in contact with and extending about the connected four side walls adjacent the opening; a fastener structure having a fastener head and an elongated shaft, the elongated shaft sized to be slidably received in the base panel hole; and a terminal mounting block disposed in the shield cover cavity and connected to the shield cover, the terminal mounting block adapted to receive and retain at least the cable assembly terminal and the exposed conducting wire portion therein and to permit the elongated shaft to pass therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An electrical connector assembly adapted to be electrically connected a plurality of power supply terminals of a power supply and mechanically connected to a support surface having a fastener hole formed thereinto and a plurality of terminal holes formed thereinto with the power supply terminals projecting therethrough, the electrical connector assembly comprising:
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an electrical connector including; a shield cover having a base panel and four side walls serially connected to each other and connected to and depending from the base panel to define a shield cover cavity into the shield cover, the base panel having a base panel hole formed therethrough, the connected four side walls defining a peripheral side wall edge portion forming an opening into the shield cover cavity; a shield cover seal extending circumferentially around and in contact with the peripheral side wall edge portion exteriorly of the shield cover cavity; a plurality of cable assemblies, each cable assembly including a cable, a back cover, a cable seal and a cable assembly terminal, the cable having a conducting wire with an exposed conducting wire portion, an insulating sheath surrounding the conducting wire and having an exposed insulating sheath portion, a wire shielding surrounding the insulating sheath and having an exposed wire shielding arrangement including an exposed wire shielding portion and an outer insulating jacket surrounding the insulating sheath behind the exposed wire shielding portion, the back cover being in contact with and surrounding the insulating sheath, the cable assembly terminal connected to the exposed conducting wire portion; a conduit connected to a selected one of the four side walls and forming a conduit passageway therethrough, the conduit passageway being in communication with the shield cover cavity, the conduit sized to receive a portion of the at least one cable assembly therein and therethrough and adapted for the back cover to be releasably connected thereto with the cable seal surrounding the outer insulating jacket and in sealing contact with the conduit and the outer insulating jacket; a grounding assembly sized to be received and releasably retained in the shield cover cavity between the terminal mounting block and the conduit passageway; a shield cover seal in contact with and extending about the connected four side walls adjacent the opening; a fastener structure having a fastener head and an elongated shaft, the elongated shaft sized to be slidably received in the base panel hole; and a terminal mounting block disposed in and connected to the shield cover, the terminal mounting block adapted to receive and retain at least the cable assembly terminal and the exposed conducting wire portion therein and to permit the elongated shaft to pass therethrough, and a barrier wall structure having a barrier wall connected to and projecting from the support surface to define a barrier wall recess, the barrier wall extending circumferentially about the plurality of power supply terminals, the support surface fastener hole and the plurality of support surface terminal holes and configured to receive therein the peripheral side wall edge portion of the shield cover along with the shield cover seal, wherein, when the peripheral side wall edge portion and the shield cover seal are received in the barrier wall recess, the plurality of power supply terminals and the cable assembly terminals are matably engaged with each other, the shield cover seal is in pressing contact with the barrier wall and the fastener structure is aligned for threadable engagement with the support surface fastener hole. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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